# Accident 20020526038669A: Blanca 1730A, Willits, CA, May 26, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2002, 16:30 local time
- Place: Willits, CA
- Airport: Ells Field Willits Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4514° N, 123.3722° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4514&lon=-123.3722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28145, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28145-2002-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 323 total, 250 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020526038669A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON MAY 26, 2002, ABOUT 1630 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, THE PILOT OF BELLANCA 17-30A, N28145, DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND LOST CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH AN ABOVE GROUND FUEL TANK, FUEL TANK VENT, FUEL SIGN, PARKED AIRCRAFT (AT THE FUEL PUMP), THE GROUND, A CLOSED HANGAR DOOR, AND A PICK-UP TRUCK PARKED IN FRONT OF AN OPEN HANGAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX02LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA175), May 26, 2002: Bellanca 17-30A (N28145), Willits, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control. Factors in the accident were the pilot's failure to raise the flaps and the wind shear…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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